Bucks roster after Damian Lillard trade

2023-09-28 06:08

The projected Milwaukee Bucks lineup after the Damian Lillard trade looks like this: Lillard, Pat Connaughton, Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Brook Lopez.

Credit: USA TODAY Sports, AFP - Scanpix
Credit USA TODAY Sports, AFP - Scanpix

The Milwaukee Bucks are pairing two-time Kia MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo with veteran NBA All-Star Damian Lillard. The blockbuster trade was made official Wednesday evening.

The Bucks are now one of four teams to have multiple players from the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team on the roster — Lakers, Warriors, and Clippers are the others.

The first regular-season glimpse of its star duo will occur on Thursday, Oct. 26, against the Philadelphia 76ers (7:30 ET, TNT). Until then, here's a look at how new coach Adrian Griffin could shift the starting lineup.

Projected starting five

  • Damian Lillard
  • Pat Connaughton
  • Khris Middleton
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • Brook Lopez

Key reserves

  • Robin Lopez
  • Marjon Beauchamp
  • Malik Beasley
  • Jae Crowder
  • Goran Dragic
  • Bobby Portis

Full roster

Damian Lillard

Damian  Lillard
Position: PG
Age: 33
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 88 kg
Birth place: Oakland, United States of America

Here is the Bucks roster heading into training camp after trading for Lillard.

Guards

  • Malik Beasley
  • Pat Connaughton
  • Goran Dragic
  • AJ Green
  • Andre Jackson Jr.
  • Damian Lillard
  • Lindell Wigginton

Forwards

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • Thanasis Antetokounmpo
  • Marjon Beauchamp
  • Jae Crowder
  • Chris Livington
  • Khris Middleton
  • Bobby Portis

Centers

  • Meyers Leonard
  • Brook Lopez
  • Robin Lopez

Lillard is a 7-time All-Star and was the 2012-13 Kia Rookie of the Year. He is coming off a season in which he averaged 32.2 points per game for the Trail Blazers. He is also a seven-time All-NBA selection.

The 33-year-old from Oakland, California, had a 71-point game this past season against Houston, becoming the seventh player in NBA history to score more than 70 points in a game.

Lillard won an Olympic gold medal alongside new teammate Khris Middleton. He will now look to win an NBA championship with him, which would be the first of his career.



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